The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Gallipoli. 1915. A gun crew are preparing to load an eighteen pounder (18 pdr) field gun set up in position. The gun is camouflaged with some foliage and layers of sandbags provide some protection against Turkish snipers. The soldier on the left takes up the shells from the container just behind him, sets the fuse of the projectile and then passes the shell to the next man, No. 1 Loader, who places it in the breech which is closed by the second soldier on the right. The gun is sighted and fired by the third man on the left. Note the second soldier on the right has modified his hat with a flap of material used to keep the sun off his neck although on this day he has tucked the flap up. Note also the two .303 rifles propped against the sandbagged wall. (Donor K. Northover)
Gallipoli. 1915. An informal group of Australian soldiers dressed in an assortment of uniforms and hats resting beside an eighteen pounder (18 pdr) field gun. There were nine Australian Field Batterie
South Vietnam. 1967. An Australian 105mm gun, which has full recoil on firing, is situation in a weapon pit. The soldier on the right (loader) has just thrown the extracted shell away. Note all soldie
Sketches made on board a transport vessel on route to New Guinea. Two soldiers relax on deck, one is shirtless and lies prone on his back while the other sits propped up on one arm, a leg tucked under
Korea, c. 1951-02. A member of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), inspects the rows and columns of Korean characters on a large notice board standing in a country area. The soldi
6 pdr Projectile fired from Hotchkiss QF Mk II Male Tank Gun. The projectile is made from steel. The copper driving bands are missing. The projectile has cracked open on one side due to a partial deto
South Vietnam. 1967. An Australian 105mm gun, which has full recoil on firing, situated in a weapon pit. The soldier (loader) has just thrown the extracted shell away. Note the soldiers are bare-chest
